Kuledibi ("foot of the tower" in Turkish) is a quarter of ðstanbul's BeyoÃÂlu district. The term is generally used to describe the surrounding areas around the Galata Tower. The region extends to the streets parallel to Voyvoda Street in the south, Okçu Musa Street in the west (forming the upper part of Bankalar Caddesi), Yüksek Kaldñrñm Street in the east, Tñmarcñ Street and à Âahkulu Street in the north.
Palazzo del Comune (Ceneviz Sarayñ), which was built in 1316 and served as the administrative center of the Genoese colony in ðstanbul is one of the main buildings in Kuledibi quarter. Sankt Georg Church, Hospital and School (Avusturya Lisesi), Church of SS Peter and Paul, à Âehsuvar Bey Masjid and BeyoÃÂlu Göz EÃÂitim ve Araà Âtñrma Hastanesi are other major structures around Galata Tower. Architecture of Kuledibi, especially buildings that was constructed before 20th century, exhibits varying degrees of influence from Italian Levantines that were living in ðstanbul at the time.
Kuledibi, which was called La Kula ("The Tower") by Judeo-Spanish speakers, had a dense Jewish population until the 1950s. Neve Shalom Synagogue and Terziler Synagogue are the two temples that still serve the ðstanbul's Jewish community. The Camondo Stairs, a pedestrian stairway designed with a unique mix of the Neo-Baroque and early Art Nouveau styles was also built by Ottoman-Venetian Jewish banker Abraham Salomon Camondo.